Segun Awolowo Mourns Ogunbanjo

Segun Awolowo Mourns Ogunbanjo

It is with a heavy heart  that I write these words to bid farewell to my dear brother,  Abimbola Ogunbanjo who met his untimely demise on Saturday 10th February, 2024.The news of his sudden departure has left me shattered, unable...
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OPINION: BOBOYE OYEYEMI: THE LAST MAN STANDING BOWS GRACEFULLY OUT OF FRSC 

OPINION: BOBOYE OYEYEMI: THE LAST MAN STANDING BOWS GRACEFULLY OUT OF FRSC 

By ACM Bisi Kazeem, fsi  — When he was appointed as the first internally groomed Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) by former President Goodluck Jonathan on 23rd July 2014, the emergence of Dr Boboye Olayemi Oyeyemi...
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Opinion: Inflation Timebomb Threatens Nigeria’s Outlook

Opinion: Inflation Timebomb Threatens Nigeria’s Outlook

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM — There was a period when Nigeria displayed resilience against the inflation menace. As other countries across the globe waged war on rising prices, Africa’s largest economy experienced periods of cool...
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Opinion: The Blue Economy: An Untapped Potential

Opinion: The Blue Economy: An Untapped Potential

By Okai Abuwinne Anthony    — The Blue Economy concept has gained prominence in the last decade. This can be attributed to the depleting resources of countries especially oil and gas and other solid minerals and the concomitant need for nations...
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Opinion: 2023 And Jonathan Hunger For Return To Power

Opinion: 2023 And Jonathan Hunger For Return To Power

By Ehichioya Ezomon  — As Nigeria races towards the 2023 general election, so is the campaign to drag former President Goodluck Jonathan into the presidential contest that parades a deluge of aspirants.    Dr Jonathan’s jostling would be...
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Opinion: 2023 Polls And Challenge Of Security 

Opinion: 2023 Polls And Challenge Of Security 

By Ehichioya Ezomon  — When one finger takes the oil, it soils the rest four fingers. When one part of the body is sick, the whole body will be sick. This is a metaphor for the security situation in Nigeria...
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Opinion: The Palace Coup At APC’s Headquarters 

Opinion: The Palace Coup At APC’s Headquarters 

By Ehichioya Ezomon   — It’s reminiscent of a “palace coup” executed in a military fashion when the head of state or government, or the board chairman of a corporation is away from the country or out of sight of the...
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Opinion: 2023 Zoning And Aspirants’ Pairing Permutations (4)

Opinion: 2023 Zoning And Aspirants’ Pairing Permutations (4)

By Ehichioya Ezomon  — In the “Mother of All Elections” in 2023, Nigeria is having a heavy dose of speculative news spread by canvassers for aspirants or the media, particularly the online, that trade in “breaking”, “exclus...
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Opinion: Nigerian Shares Steady But  Dollar Sinks As Investors Digest Inflation Data

Opinion: Nigerian Shares Steady But Dollar Sinks As Investors Digest Inflation Data

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM — Nigerian shares hovered around 2021 highs on Thursday, gaining over 4.4% year-to-datedespite the December U.S. inflation report reinforcing Fed rate hike expectations. The U.S. consumer price index (CP...
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Opinion: Nigeria – A New Year But Same Old Story?

Opinion: Nigeria – A New Year But Same Old Story?

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM — 2022 could be a critical year for Africa’s largest economy as it navigates through Covid-19 and inflation-infested waters. Global economic conditions remain strained by the coronavirus menace while s...
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Opinion: Air Peace, Emirates Airline and FG’s Reciprocal Action

Opinion: Air Peace, Emirates Airline and FG’s Reciprocal Action

By Chidiebere Nwobodo   — Despite swirling challenges facing the nation, this is one of the good times to be a proud Nigerian! President Buhari-led government has made me proud. The recent reciprocal reduction of Emirates flights to Nigeria from twenty...
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Opinion: Electronic Transmission Of Results: The Joke Is On NASS, INEC, Not NCC

Opinion: Electronic Transmission Of Results: The Joke Is On NASS, INEC, Not NCC

By Aliyu Momodu  — In the heat of the debate over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and the propriety and workability of electronic transmission of result, the House of Representatives invited the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, the nation’s t...
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Opinion: Sylva: The Man With The Midas Touch Turns 57

Opinion: Sylva: The Man With The Midas Touch Turns 57

By Ojie Ejemhen  — It is William James, a philosopher, who says, “It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.” For those who know the Minister of State...
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Opinion: Another Garland Of Honour For The Reformer In Chief

Opinion: Another Garland Of Honour For The Reformer In Chief

By Ojie Ejemhen — The evening was exciting, glamourous, refreshing and enervating. That was the night of Thursday, May 20, 2021, when BusinessDay, one of Nigeria’s foremost business newspapers, recognized the exploits of the Minister of State for Petro...
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